What kind of tortoise Is this?

[Laurensz]

Hey guys, i have 2 tortoises but i am not really sure what kind it is.
I thought that it were yellow-foot baby tortoises but i was not really sure.
Here are what pics

 

[ZEROPILOT]

A baby Redfoot...Or perhaps a Yellowfoot. maybe two months old at most.

 

[SarahChelonoidis]

I can't quite see the nose scales clearly, but the carapace screams redfoot to me. Very unusual head scales though - beautiful!

 

[Laurensz]

I Will repost a picture of is head/nose in close-up

 

[Laurensz]

Here are the new pics

 

[Laurensz]

It was hard because he is really fast!!

 

[SarahChelonoidis]

Redfoot.

Really special faces. You're in Aruba, right? Is this a local variety?

 

[Yvonne G]

I'm guessing this is a redfooted tortoise mainly because of the oval face scale right over the nostrils.

Have you had a chance to peruse the Tortoise Library ? The info there on RF tortoises has either been compiled or written by one of our moderators - Madkins007.

 

[Laurensz]

Hey guys.. The weird thing is that these tortoises have yellow feet and they look a like a redfoot
I dont know what they are but i am going to worry about the diet, is it possible that the Redfoot and the yellowfoot parents went mating and that there is a yellowred-foot is hatched??

 

[leigti]

Welcome to the forum. I don't know a lot about Redfoot tortoises or yellow foots for that matter but I do know that both of them can have red and yellow coloring on them. It sounds like you were given the answer up above, something to do with the head shape and scales. It is a very cute tortoise whatever it is.

 

[domalle]

Hey guys, i have 2 tortoises but i am not really sure what kind it is.
I thought that it were yellow-foot baby tortoises but i was not really sure.
Here are what pics

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It's an obvious redfoot, Chelonoidis carbonarius. It is very simple to tell the difference between a redfoot and a yellowfoot. The inguinal (groin)
scutes of a redfoot are more pronounced. Just flip them over.

 

[Maggie Cummings]

Welcome to the forum. I don't know anything about that species, but I do know your substrate is not good for them. Go to our Redfoot thread and read the care sheet. That will really help you to understand how to care for them. And please keep asking questions. We have very experienced keepers and they can really help you.
If you ever get a Sulcata let me know, I can help you then...

 

[glaerey]

It's an obvious redfoot, Chelonoidis carbonarius. It is very simple to tell the difference between a redfoot and a yellowfoot. The inguinal (groin)
scutes of a redfoot are more pronounced. Just flip them over.

good info! and yellows have tiny teeth at the edge of their carapace that's why the name denticula.

 

[ZEROPILOT]

It's not uncommon to have a pale Redfoot.
I know very little about Yellowfoot., but quite a bit about Red.

 

[SarahChelonoidis]

Hey guys.. The weird thing is that these tortoises have yellow feet and they look a like a redfoot
I dont know what they are but i am going to worry about the diet, is it possible that the Redfoot and the yellowfoot parents went mating and that there is a yellowred-foot is hatched??

It's unlikely a hybrid. Yellow legs are quite common on redfoots. The colouring often indicates the local the parents are from - the Colombians, for instance, rarely show red on their head or limbs. Since you got yours on a Caribbean island (right?), I would imagine the colouring is representative of some local breeding population. One of the experts here may be familiar with the Caribbean groups of redfoots.

 

[tortdad]

Yeah that's a Redfoot all the way.

 

[Gillian M]

Sorry - do not know, am not an expert.

Whatever species your tort is , it is really cute.

 

[allegraf]

Redfoot! Are you on an island? Is it one of the Virgin Islands? I know that there is a colony on St. John's.